10 Dinosaur Days Out For Toddlers
A guide to roarsome dinosaur days out for toddlers in the UK. Discover the best dinosaur attractions for toddlers near you.
#1. The Dinosaur Park Tenby
Bring the entire family along to The Dinosaur Park in Tenby and step back through the mists of time where iconic creatures like the fearsome T-Rex, Velociraptor and other beasts are waiting for you around every corner…Whether you’re young or old or somewhere in between, there are so many rides and activities to do at The Dinosaur Park Tenby – you can whizz, race, spin and bounce to your heart’s content all day long! Make sure to make a note of the daily programme of events where you can meet Louis (the resident baby raptor) and Suzie (baby triceratops), take part in a fossil hunt and be led through the mysterious woodland on the guided dinosaur safari trail by expert Dinosaur Guides. With over 40 rides and activities to discover you’re in for a great value, Roar-some day out!
Learn More – The Dinosaur Park Tenby
#2. Roarr Dinosaur Adventure, Norfolk
Dinosaur loving toddlers will love a day out at this award winning attraction in Norfolk. There are 85 acres of dinosaur fun including a Dinosaur Trail with an 8 metre Spinosaurus, T-Rex, Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus and Triceratops. There is also a Secret Animal Garden, which is home to non-prehistoric pigs, wallabies, tortoises and other animals. Cool off in Dippy’s Splash Zone in summer – a fantastic 755 square meter water play area with 31 water features including a giant tipping bucket and slide.
Learn More – Roarr Dinosaur Adventure
#3. Dinosaur Isle, Isle Of Wight
Dinosaur Isle is Britain’s first purpose built dinosaur attraction located in the Isle of Wight. The building is shaped like a flying Pterosaur, and in the museum you can take a trip back to 120 million years ago to when dinosaurs lived. Toddlers will be able to meet life sized versions of the Isle of Wight’s five dinosaurs and hear the pterodactyls flying above. There is even a robotic dinosaur that you can control!
Learn More – Dinosaur Isle
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#4. Gullivers Lost World Of Living Dinosaurs, Milton Keynes
Meet over 30 dinosaurs and farmyard animals at Gullivers Lost World of Living Dinosaurs in Milton Keynes. The dinosaurs are animatronic so move about realistically. There is also a reptile and bug centre, and play barn to visit afterwards.
Learn More – Dinosaur Farm Park
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#5. Dinosaur Museum, Dorset
A must for dinosaur fans! At the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester, toddlers can see dinosaur skeletons, walk among life-size reconstructions of the Stegosaurus and T-Rex, and have a dig in the excavation pit to try and find your own dinosaur fossils. You can also smell the breath of a T-Rex and touch real fossil displays of dinosaur heads, teeth, eggs and even Poo!
Learn More – The Dinosaur Museum
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#6. Lost Kingdom, Paultons
Get transported back in time at the Lost Kingdom at Paultons Park in Hampshire. The Dinosaur theme park has loads of dinosaur attractions including 2 rollercoasters, life like dinosaurs, Jurassic themed family rides and a dinosaur themed adventure play area. The Velociraptor is a family friendly roller coaster, and the Dino Chase roller coaster is especially for little ones. There is also a Dinosaur Tour where you can go on a 4×4 jeep where you will come face to face with dinosaurs. Little Explorers is an outdoor dinosaur adventure play are designed for little children. And you can combine it with a trip to Peppa Pig World too!
Learn More – https://paultonspark.co.uk/
#7. Natural History Museum
The dinosaurs at the Natural History are world famous, and are unmissable for any dinosaur lover. At the NHM you can meet a T-Rex, see the skull of a Triceraptops and wander among fossils in the Dinosaur Gallery. There is a special Dinosaur shop selling dinosaur themed gifts and toys, and a dinosaur trail if you are short on time. Older children (aged 7+) can take part in the Dinosnores sleepover event.
Learn More – http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
#8. World Museum, Liverpool
Come face to face with life size dinosaurs in the Dinosaur Gallery at the World Museum in Liverpool. See the Allosaurus about to attack the defenceless plant-eater Camptosaurus, see dinosaur poo and enter a time tunnel to see how life has changed through geological time. At the end you will find bones of mammoths and cave bears of the Pleistocene Ice Age
Learn More – World Museum, Liverpool
#9. Dino Park, Scotland
Step back 150 million years at Dino Park, and discover the giants who roamed the earth. Take a trip through the Dino Mine, hear stories and facts in the Dino Den, dig for fossils and have fun on the bouncy dinosaur. The perfect dinosaur day out in Scotland.
#10. Port Lympne Dinosaur Forest
Visit the Port Lympne Reserve in Kent, and get free access to the new Dinosaur Forest attraction. This is the home to 103 prehistoric creatures, and with more expected at a later date, it will become the largest collection of life sized dinosaurs in Europe. Marvel at the T-REX, stare at the Stegosaurus, see a Pterodactly, and see just how big a Diplodocus was! Visitors are advised to download a virtual reality app beforehand to make the dinosaurs come to life.
Learn More – Port Lympne Reserve
Can you recommend anymore dinosaur days out for toddlers?
Newcastle Family Life
My son would love all of these places as he is dinosaur crazy, shame they are so far away. We went to Jurassic Kingdom when it toured and he adored that. x
Annabel
This is such a great post, what a comprehensive list! I think I might try Gullivers near MK, not too far from us. #Mondayescapes
Nell (Pigeon Pair and Me)
I love it! We’re past the toddler stage, but I bet my two could still get into these. We went to dino park in Scotland and loved it 🙂
Maggie
My 3-year-old would LOVE this; it sounds like we could do an entire dinosaur-themed UK trip! We live in Los Angeles, and we have a few dinosaur toddler attractions, but not nearly so many! #mondayescapes
Lisa (Travel Loving Family)
I’m saving this for later use! My boys are dino mad. We love our local attraction – https://www.allthingswild.co.uk/ its got a brilliant dino barn with moving, interactive dinosaurs and also a dino trail which you can either walk around or go around on a ‘train’. I thoroughly recommend it if you are ever near Evesham Jo!
Patrick
After this lockdown craziness ends I’m going to take my little boy to as many of these I can
It’s a shame there far as that but dose any body or could recommend a great animal /Dino place closer to Stoke on Trent ?